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BREAKING: Newly Appointed FCT CJ, Justice Salisu Garba, Resigns, Takes Over As NJI Administrator

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The newly appointed Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Justice Salisu Garba, has resigned from office.

Media aide to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr. Ahuraka Isah, in a statement today, disclosed that Justice Garba voluntarily retired to enable him to take over as the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute, NJI.

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According to the statement, the Board of Governors of the NJI under the chairmanship of the CJN, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, had at a meeting they held on July 15, appointed Justice Garba to head the Institute.

The decision of the NJI board came barely 57 days after Justice Garba was sworn in as substantive CJ of the FCT High Court by the CJN.

The retired FCT CJ has already taken over from Justice Rosaline Bozimo, Rtd, whose tenure as the Administrator of the Institute came to an end on July 31.

“Justice Garba, who was until his new appointment, the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, has voluntarily retired to enable him resume at the Institute.

“He was sworn-in as the FCT Chief Judge on June 7 this year and would have been due to retire by October 10th this year when he would have attained the mandatory retirement age of 65 years.

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